National Research Council
In research, National Research Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#159 of 10,670 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#84 of 3,157 worldwide) and Computer Science (#140 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Space and Planetary Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science (Space and Planetary Science is 7.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #250 of 22,385 · #246 all time
- Rank in Italy
- #4 of 475
- Research works
- 128k ▼ 4% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 3.6M 27.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.19× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 41% world 40%
- International
- 30% world 18%
What is National Research Council known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #159 of 10,670 | 10.8% | 11,450 | #159 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #84 of 3,157 | 16.2% | 1,265 | #113 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #140 of 4,417 | 13.3% | 1,554 | #109 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #220 of 6,403 | 13.5% | 3,676 | #256 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #341 of 9,902 | 16.9% | 2,384 | #335 | |
| MedicineField | #332 of 8,541 | 16.6% | 2,099 | #332 | |
| EngineeringField | #230 of 5,901 | 10.4% | 3,542 | #183 | |
| Plant ScienceSubfield | #60 of 1,317 | 15.8% | 654 | #95 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #479 of 9,585 | 16.1% | 1,588 | #413 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #184 of 3,334 | 11.8% | 1,933 | #191 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Research Council sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#159 #159
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#113 #84
- Computer Science#109 #140
- Life Sciences#256 #220
- Health Sciences#335 #341
- Medicine#332 #332
- Engineering#183 #230
- Plant Science#95 #60
- Social Sciences#413 #479
- Environmental Science#191 #184
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does National Research Council work in?
In 2022-now, 60% of research at National Research Council is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Medicine (11%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences13k59.9%
- Engineering3,90218.1%
- Environmental Science2,24110.4%
- Computer Science1,7428.1%
- Materials Science1,5367.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1,3766.4%
- Physics and Astronomy9634.5%
- Chemistry5742.7%
- Energy2691.2%
- Chemical Engineering1720.8%
- Mathematics1450.7%
- Life Sciences4,15419.3%
- Health Sciences2,67412.4%
- Medicine2,35910.9%
- Health Professions1620.8%
- Nursing1040.5%
- Dentistry310.1%
- Veterinary170.1%
- Social Sciences1,8148.4%
- Social Sciences6122.8%
- Arts and Humanities4242.0%
- Psychology3641.7%
- Decision Sciences1550.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting1490.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1100.5%
What does National Research Council specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Space and Planetary Science takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 31.2 works7.2×
- Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 158.4 works6.2×
- Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 429.7 works4.5×
- BiophysicsSubfield · 106.9 works4.4×
- OceanographySubfield · 255.7 works4.2×
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 1,376.2 works4.1×
- ConservationSubfield · 77.5 works3.8×
- GeophysicsSubfield · 284.6 works3.8×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Earth and Planetary Sciences4.07×1,376 works
- Chemical Engineering2.28×172 works
- Environmental Science2.09×2,241 works
- Materials Science2.04×1,536 works
- Physics and Astronomy2.01×963 works
- Neuroscience1.74×609 works
- Chemistry1.70×574 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.64×1,891 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×1,421 works
- Energy1.36×269 works
- Engineering1.21×3,902 works
- Computer Science1.04×1,742 works
- Nursing0.99×104 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×71 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.75×162 works
- Decision Sciences0.74×155 works
- Arts and Humanities0.68×424 works
- Veterinary0.58×17 works
- Mathematics0.57×145 works
- Medicine0.57×2,359 works
- Psychology0.55×364 works
- Dentistry0.30×31 works
- Health Professions0.28×162 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×110 works
- Social Sciences0.22×612 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.21×149 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 4.1×
- Chemical Engineering 2.3×
- Environmental Science 2.1×
- Materials Science 2.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 2.0×
- Neuroscience 1.7×
- Chemistry 1.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Energy 1.4×
- Engineering 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Nursing 1.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Mathematics 0.6×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at National Research Council?
Ranked on the quality score, Mario Coccia, Vincenzo Di Marzo and Alessio Collalti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Council.
- 1
Mario Coccia
Italy · #3,890 worldwide 16k citations · 697 works
- 2
Vincenzo Di Marzo
Italy · #22,576 worldwide 98k citations · 1,160 works
- 3
Alessio Collalti
Italy · #101,784 worldwide 4.7k citations · 210 works
- 4
Clelia Peano
Italy · #105,995 worldwide 12k citations · 232 works
- 5
Gabriele Turacchio
Italy · #107,762 worldwide 3.4k citations · 39 works
- 6
Ginevra Biino
Italy · #118,667 worldwide 11k citations · 136 works
- 7
Stefania Petrosino
Italy · #120,718 worldwide 13k citations · 132 works
- 8
Andrea Mari
Italy · #126,976 worldwide 22k citations · 425 works
- 9
Simona Vaccargiu
Italy · #151,238 worldwide 7.7k citations · 78 works
- 10
Daniele Catalucci
Italy · #153,779 worldwide 9.3k citations · 123 works
Which keywords describe research at National Research Council?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Biomedical Applications, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Cultural Heritage, Nanoparticles and Biosensors.
- Subduction
- Holocene
- Satellite Observations
- Marine Environment
- Data Assimilation
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Raman Spectroscopy
- Environmental Monitoring
- Risk Assessment
- Health Effects
- Conservation
- Drug Delivery
- Neural Networks
- Cancer
- Cultural Heritage
- Inflammation
- Nanoparticles
- Environmental Impact
- Remote Sensing
- Machine Learning
- Climate Change
- Deep Learning
- Biomedical Applications
- Oxidative Stress
- Sustainability
- Nanomaterials
- Nanocomposites
- Biosensors
- Tissue Engineering
- Graphene
- Catalysis
- Global Warming
- Cancer Therapy
- Hydrological Modeling
- Nanostructures
- Recycling
- Air Quality
- Ocean Circulation
- Sea-Level Rise
- Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change1,311▲ 2.2×115 topics
- Machine Learning859▲ 1.20×90 topics
- Deep Learning825◆ 1.11×81 topics
- Remote Sensing797▲ 3.0×41 topics
- Biomedical Applications669▲ 2.6×36 topics
- Environmental Impact512▲ 1.39×65 topics
- Oxidative Stress505▲ 1.42×63 topics
- Nanoparticles486▲ 1.79×44 topics
- Sustainability423▼ 0.80×100 topics
- Inflammation419◆ 0.91×83 topics
- Nanomaterials384▲ 1.70×20 topics
- Cultural Heritage384▲ 3.3×30 topics
- Nanocomposites360▲ 2.1×21 topics
- Cancer344▲ 1.18×58 topics
- Biosensors339▲ 3.2×12 topics
- Neural Networks320◆ 0.96×39 topics
- Tissue Engineering304▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Drug Delivery280▲ 2.4×16 topics
- Graphene268▲ 1.85×11 topics
- Conservation268▲ 2.9×23 topics
- Catalysis260▲ 1.81×29 topics
- Health Effects251▲ 1.92×23 topics
- Global Warming245▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Risk Assessment231▲ 1.62×25 topics
- Cancer Therapy215▲ 1.76×20 topics
- Environmental Monitoring199▲ 2.4×17 topics
- Hydrological Modeling199▲ 3.9×5 topics
- Raman Spectroscopy192▲ 4.7×6 topics
- Nanostructures191▲ 2.2×17 topics
- Hyperspectral Imaging189▲ 3.3×7 topics
- Recycling185▲ 2.2×10 topics
- Data Assimilation163▲ 4.6×4 topics
- Air Quality145▲ 3.6×6 topics
- Marine Environment144▲ 4.6×3 topics
- Ocean Circulation136▲ 4.6×3 topics
- Satellite Observations129▲ 6.0×3 topics
- Sea-Level Rise129▲ 5.1×5 topics
- Holocene122▲ 5.1×3 topics
- Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy117▲ 9.1×2 topics
- Subduction108▲ 6.7×3 topics
Which research topics does National Research Council publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Landslides and related hazards, earthquake and tectonic studies and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 92 works
- 2 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 83 works
- 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 82 works
- 4 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 72 works
- 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 72 works
- 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 works
- 7 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 71 works
- 8 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 70 works
- 9 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 69 works
- 10 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 69 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has National Research Council's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Research Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.085% in 2024.
Fractional works of National Research Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2022.
Other research institutions in Rome
- Sapienza University of Rome
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
- National Institute for Astrophysics
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Roma Tre University
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Which institutions have research most like National Research Council's?
Among the world's leading institutions, Chinese Academy of Sciences has the research profile closest to National Research Council's, with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
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Chinese Academy of Sciences
China · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science 0.89 Compare
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
China · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science 0.87 Compare
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Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Germany · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy 0.84 Compare
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Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
France · Both strong in Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.84 Compare
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
United States · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science 0.84 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
Compare National Research Council with
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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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ShanghaiTech University
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University of Science and Technology Beijing
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Virginia Tech
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Case Western Reserve University
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University of Illinois Chicago
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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